A. using projective tests to assess their motives
B. using free association and dream analysis
C. interpreting their flattering self – description as a self – serving bias
D. selectively studying people with qualities he admired
Related Mcqs:
- The humanistic perspective is to Maslow as the social – cognitive perspective is to:
A. Adler
B. Allport
C. Rogers
D. Bandura - A person who is careless and disorganized most clearly ranks low on the Big Five trait dimension of:
A. extraversion
B. openness
C. emotional stability
D. conscientiousness - Which of the following most clearly demonstrates the existence of emotional attachment?
A. separation anxiety
B. learning to walk
C. imprinting
D. language development - The concept of traits is used to account for personal characteristics that are:
A. biologically determined
B. relatively permanent and enduring
C. situation specific
D. shared by a group - What is the theory called that suggest that tension exists when individuals hold incompatible thoughts?
A. Dissonance theory
B. Equity theory
C. Comparison theory
D. Incompatibility theory - The individuals possessing limited abilities:
A. Live simple life
B. Search for living opportunities
C. Are not creative
D. None of the above - According to Freud, the Oedipal and Electra conflicts end when a child takes on the values and behaviors of the same sex parent in a process called:
A. fixation
B. imitation
C. observation
D. identification - Stockbrokers often believe that their own expertise will enable them to select stocks that will outperform the market average. This belief best illustrates:
A. functional fixedness
B. the farming effect
C. the representativeness heuristic
D. over confidence - Who placed more emphasis on the innate desire for self-fulfillment and a saving for superiority?
A. Karen Horney
B. Carl Jung
C. Harry Stack Sullivan
D. Alfred adler - Life-threatening weight loss due to self-inflicted starvation is called:
A. fasting
B. malnutrition
C. anorexia nervosa
D. hypoglycemia
